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Indian Style Basmati Rice
By pearlita
Directions Place rice into a bowl with enough water to cover
- 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 (2 inch) piece cinnamon stick
- 2 pods green cardamom
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
filipino chicken adobo
By pearlita
Filipino Adobo Chicken Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 2 drumsticks • Old Points: 4 ...
- 8 chicken legs on the bone (skin removed)
- 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 small head of garlic, crushed
- 6 ground peppercorns
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 jalapeño, chopped (optional)
homemade spinach manicotti
By pearlita
The secret to irresistible manicotti is to make them from scratch with homemade crespelles, which are basically Ita...
- 16 oz part skim ricotta cheese
- 2 cups 2% milk reduced fat mozzarella cheese, shredded (reserve 1/2 cup)
- 1 large egg
- 10 oz package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Reggiano
- salt and pepper
- 16 crespelles
- 32 oz marinara sauce or Filetto di Pomodoro
Homemade Chicken Broth
By pearlita
Place all ingredients into crock pot and fill with water
- 3 chicken breast halves
- 1 onion, quartered
- 1 tomato, quartered
- 1 cup carrots
- 2 celery stalks
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2-3 sprigs thyme
- 3 bay leaves
- fresh herbs like cilantro or parsley (I used cilantro)
- whole peppercorns
- kosher salt
sweet and spicy drumsticks
By pearlita
Malts/Shakes Add a TK Badge to Your Website! Make it Do Thanksgiving is just over two weeks away, and boy is my ...
- 1 cup Apricot Preserves
- ½ cups Ketchup
- ¼ cups Soy Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Minced Garlic
- 2 teaspoons Hot Pepper Sauce
- 3 pounds Drumsticks (about 12)
Caramelized Corn With Basil
By pearlita
The corn is cooked in butter until golden brown and then tossed with fresh basil
- 4 -5 cups fresh corn kernels (from about 12 cobs or 32 oz frozen corn)
- 4 ounces unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
By pearlita
Super yummy potatoes are nice and low calorie
- 1 1/4 lbs potatoes, peeled and diced
- 8 garlic cloves, large pieces
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth
Suisse Mocha Tiramisu (Low Calorie)
By pearlita
From the Kraft Foods website
- 1/4 cup sugar-free mocha instant coffee, divided (General Foods Suisse Mocha flavor)
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 0.5 (3 ounce) package ladyfingers, split
- 3 cups nonfat milk, divided
- 1 (8 ounce) package fat free cream cheese
- 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages fat-free sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix (JELL-O)
- 1 cup light whipped topping, thawed
Herbed Zucchini Noodles (Low-Fat)
By pearlita
Recipe courtesy of Juan Carlos Cruz from the Low Calorie Commando on the Cooking Network
- 2 large zucchini
- 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley leaves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 4 ounces egg noodles, cooked and drained
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, freshly grated
lasagna rolls
By pearlita
Spinach Lasagna Rolls Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes Servings: 9 • Serving Size: 1 roll • Old Points: 4 pts • ...
- 9 lasagna noodles, cooked
- 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and completely drained
- 15 oz fat free ricotta cheese (I like Polly-o)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- salt and fresh pepper
- 32 oz tomato sauce
- 9 tbsp (about 3 oz) part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded